وظيفة موظف مشروع Project Officer - المنظمة الدولية للمعاقين - غزة

With over 30 years of experience, Handicap International (HI) is an
independent and impartial aid organization, currently active in 60 countries,
working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. It works
alongside people with disabilities (PwDs) and vulnerable populations, taking
action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs,
improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and
fundamental rights.
HI has been present in the Middle East since 1987 and currently operates in
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine, with a regional office based in
Amman, Jordan, and field offices in each country. In Palestine, HI has been
active since 1996 and works in both Gaza and West Bank, through several
projects funded by the European Commission (EC), the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Luxembourg (MOFA Lux), the Canada Department of Foreign Affairs
Trade and Development (DFATD), the French Development Agency (AFD), DFID, The
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), and Caritas Germany. The annual
budget of the mission for 2014 is more than 1.5 million Euros, which is
expected to substantially increase in 2015, and it employs more than 20
nationals and two international staff, distributed among 3 offices
(East-Jerusalem, Ramallah and Gaza).

THE ACTION:
Through the project “Improving access of children with disabilities to quality
multidisciplinary rehabilitation services in the Gaza Strip” HI is aiming to
reduce the extreme vulnerability of Children with disabilities in Gaza by
improving the access to essential quality rehabilitation services and in
particular the functional and psychological support services.
The project is supporting five services for children with cerebral Palsy and
multiple disabilities (CwCP/MD), their families, partners’ organizations and
disability stakeholders:
(A)Provision of quality psychological and functional rehabilitation & follow
up services to Children with Cerebral Palsy/Multiple Disabilities (CwCP/MD) by
well trained and technically empowered multidisciplinary outreach and center
based teams of partners’ organizations.
(B)Empowerment of families of CWCP/MD to ensure their basic and preventive
follow up to their children’ rehabilitation process,
(C)Improvement of the access of CwCP/MD to other needed and demanded services
through strengthened referral networks’ mechanisms.
(D)Supporting partner organizations in identifying and planning their
organizational development needs to ensure the sustainability of their
rehabilitation services to CwCP/MD.
(E)Addressing children with disabilities and their families’ psychological
support needs and demands by partners’ outreach teams to prevent the post
traumatic symptoms.

OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION:
Under the responsibility of the Project Manager, the Project Officer will
assist in the implementation,
supervision,monitoring,communication,coordination,and evaluation to ensure
quality implementation of the project " Improving access of children with
disabilities to quality multidisciplinary rehabilitation services in the Gaza
Strip” implemented by Handicap International and 3 local partners and funded by
DFATD.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.1 SUPPORT TO PARTNERS’ OUTREACH AND CENTER BASED REHABILITATION TEAMS:
-Provide support to partner’s teams’ supervisors to ensure project services
provision as planned.
-Support the project technical team to ensure partners’ teams are considering
the project services criteria.
-Follow up partners’ outreach and center based teams monthly activities and
services progress in line with the project action plan,
-Ensure partners’ teams are using the project assessment tools timely and
adequately as frequent as planned,
-Provide support to partners’ teams’ supervisors to ensure organized users’
manual and computerized filling system at the 3 partners’ location.
-Report to the PM and the Project Technical team on partners’ monthly progress
using the different project monitoring tools (statistical and narrative
reports, data base, partners’ monthly expenses follow up sheet).
-Support the Project Technical team in organizing monthly technical trainings
and meetings with partners / teams / stakeholders.
-Support PM in organizing HI follow up and coordination field visits to
partners and activities.
-Support partners in materials and assistive devices needs’ identification and
distribution process in coordination with the Project Technical team, PM and
Admin department.
-Provide support to the PM in organizing the quarterly steering committee
meetings.

1-2 SUPPORT TO REFERRAL NETWORK MEMBERS TO ENSURE AN IMPROVED ACCESS OF CWCP/MD
TO OTHER SPECIALIZED AND MAINSTREAM SERVICES
-Support the Disability Mainstream Officer in conducting assessments to the
needs of members of Partners’ referrals’ networks to improve children / persons
with disabilities access to services.
-Participate to the technical sub group committee regular meetings and provide
support to the Project Technical Team in reviewing initiatives support
applications/ requests.
-Prepare and submit Technical Sub Committee meeting minutes.
-Support the Disability Mainstream Officer in following up granted
organizations to improve children with disabilities access to services.
-Report to the PM progress of initiatives support file, impact on granted
organizations (pre and post assessment to Referral Networks’ Members).

1-5 FINANCIAL FOLLOW UP AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT:
-Coordinate with HI Admin/finance / log team to ensure project activities
support needs are provided.
-Support the project technical team in preparing and validating the purchase
and delivery cycle documents “PSR, quotations, summary bid analysis, ToRs, log
preparations …etc”
-Prepare commitment authorization for the project and partners’ expenses
according to the budget tasks codification system and get it signed by PM.
-Participate to the bi-weekly coordination meetings between the PM and Gaza
Admin Officer.
-Support the PM in preparing the project monthly budget forecast.
-Coordinate and work closely with the HI Admin/Finance Assistant to follow up
partners’ budget and spending on regular basis.

Others:
-Support project team in the coordination of field visits, follow up visits,
meetings and other relevant activities with partners and stakeholders.
-Ensure good relationship with partners in collaboration and support of the
project team.
-Ensure internal coordination within HI project team, support team and other
project/s teams.
-Support the PM in conducting needs assessment, project plans and development
for the access to service department.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

1-At least 5 years professional experience in working in the disability field,
of which 2 years working with an International Organization.
2-Bachelor Degree in Business Administration/ Management or related field,
preferable Master Degree in Management.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
-The position is based in Gaza
-Ability to work under pressure and within a team
-Ability to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
-Positive, innovative, inspirational and problem solving
attitude

Initial contract will be for a period of 10 months (with possibility of
extension)
Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and
Particularly welcomes applications from persons with disabilities

Interested candidates may please send their resume with cover letter not later
than 2nd of Mar 2015 to: hr.opt@hi-me.org